PRESENTATIONS

Fall CUE 2022 - Do No HARM: Reflective Coaching Practices

Whether new to tech / instructional coaching or salty with experience, we must continuously grow our practice while actively caring for the students and adults around us. Consider the Hippocratic Oath: first, do no harm. How might you apply this wisdom to your coaching practices?   Our priorities have shifted as complex educational systems refuse to budge. So how might we make adjustments in our everyday interactions that appeal to the current learning needs of staff and students? Coaching can't be stagnant. Through doing no "HARM", this guide encourages coaches to reflect on their practices.   Reflection on successes is an assumed trait of a coach when working with educators and students, but how are we addressing our failures? Yes, failures happen, and they happen a lot. Missed cues in the middle of a co-teaching lesson. A lack of understanding of student experiences and background. An assumption of teacher skills. Overlooked perspectives for both the teacher and the students by the coach.   Coaching is not a one-way street; it's a collaborative effort between the coach, teacher and the students. Connecting with colleagues requires vulnerability and stepping through the discomfort of failure to find those successes. This session asks the participants to reflect on their own coaching practices and classroom lessons to make positive adjustments. Using the acronym HARM, participants will be given tools to support their continued learning through: honoring the experiences of their staff and students, understanding and analyzing for bias, and more. Download Slides.

ISTE 2022 - Do No HARM: Reflective Coaching Practices

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Whether new to tech coaching or salty with experience, we must continuously grow our practice while actively caring for the students and adults around us. Consider the Hippocratic Oath: first, do no harm. How might you apply this wisdom to your coaching practices? This session will ask you to reflect on your own coaching practices and classroom lessons to make a positive change. Using the acronym "HARM", you will engage with tools and strategies to support your coaching and improvement cycle through: honoring the experiences of their staff and students, analyzing and adjusting for bias, and more. Download Slides.
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The unexpectedly heartwarming show Ted Lasso subtly introduced millions to key principles of good teaching, social-emotional learning and team-building. Step onto the pitch and discover new ways to connect with students, model respect and score a few pointers along with tips to make it easier using Jamf Teacher! 

As we consider the growth and challenges of teaching and learning in online, blended, hybrid or face to face environments, “business as usual” must be deeply questioned for the health and well being of any school community. How might we move forward in supporting all students where they are: emotionally, physically and academically? 

The first season of Ted Lasso opens to a new beginning for an American football coach hired as an English Premier League “football” coach. Ted must maneuver new rules, a new environment, new personalities, new oversight, and win the hearts and minds of not only just the team, but the media, his boss and the community. Nearly unflappable, Ted handles each situation with the expertise and seasoned experience of a great teacher. Sound familiar? 

Educators across the globe striving to best support students faced an oddly similar scenario during the worldwide pandemic. New rules, new environments (online, hybrid, modified face to face, and more!), new leadership, the media critiquing their efforts, and, of course, the parent community’s anxious frustration when seeking the best for their children. The grace and aplomb exhibited by Ted during his travails offer a powerful guide to highlight the best examples of adapting to constantly changing circumstances. Just as the best soccer (er football) players must quickly maneuver down the field to avoid obstacles and improve their chance to succeed, the entire educational community had to pivot to provide the best possible learning environment for all students. 

This session will provide participants with ready-to-use ideas for their classroom, school site, and community. Being curious, finding inspiration, and self-management and reflection are the key principles found throughout Ted Lasso. We will use our own classroom experience and lessons gleaned from our combined 45 years in education to share innovative ways to infuse SEL, team building and inspiring others to curiosity in attendees’ learning spaces. 

NOTE: you don’t have to have seen the show to learn from our session, but light spoilers ahead. ​

LBUSD Workshop - April 28

Presenters

Delaine Johnson
@_delainejohnson
Mike Lawrence
​@techmaverick
Disclaimer: this presentation is in no way endorsed by the talented actors, writers and producers behind the hit Apple TV+ show. We are presenting our insights on the show under the fair use doctrine, hoping to springboard from the concepts, themes and lessons of the show as they apply to education. 

About the Presenters

Delaine Johnson
Delaine Johnson teaches AP Computer Science Principles at Clovis East High School, Clovis Unified School District and is a technology integration TOSA for K-6 school sites. She holds a Master of Arts in Educational Technology, and is a Google for Education Certified Innovator (#googleEI) and Certified Trainer (#googleET). She was invited to attend the inaugural Learning Planet Assembly 2019 at CRI Paris as one of only three US representatives, focused on UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Delaine is also an Apple Teacher, Leading Edge Online & Blended Teacher, Microsoft Innovative Educator Master Trainer, Nearpod Certified Trainer, PioNear and Breakout EDU Authorized Trainer.
Mike Lawrence
Mike is an award-winning teacher, administrator and educational leader. He is an Education Leadership Executive at Jamf, leading strategic learning and development initiatives worldwide. He served as the CEO of CUE, expanding the nonprofit’s impact, and directed the California Student Media Festival (mediafestival.org) for a decade. He served two terms on the ISTE Board and on the UNESCO Expert Group on Mobile Learning, the board of National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) and as an Expert Advisor for the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF). In 2011, he was honored as one of the "20 to Watch in Educational Technology" and was awarded the ISTE Making IT Happen award in 2013. He co-founded the Leading Edge Certification program, is an Apple Distinguished Educator, and assisted in the development of the ISTE Certification program and Discovery Educator Network (DEN). ​
 Original dartboard artwork created by artist and educator JP Larios @ArtofPLO | Instagram | web
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If you’re doing all the work, who’s doing all the learning? The best lessons are those we don’t actually teach, but in which students research and present their own ideas. Jump in and discover the power of harnessing student creativity, design thinking and student agency through collaboration.

The Greatest Lesson I Never Taught | GAETC Slides - Nov. 4, 2021, Atlanta GA

The Greatest Lesson I Never Taught | CITE Slides - Nov. 17, 2021, Sacramento, CA

Learning Found: All Who Wander Are Not Lost

The phrase ‘Learning Loss’ has been used to pummel educators over the last two years to create a narrative of inadequacy and failure. We instead frame this as ‘learning found’ viewed through the lens of Tolkein’s poem ‘All that is Gold Does Not Glitter,’ and explore how ‘not all those who wander are lost.’ This session seeks to flip that mindset and focus on the extraordinary and informal knowledge earned by students during the extended period of remote and blended learning across the globe. ​
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​The Greatest Lesson I Never Taught

If you’re doing all the work, who’s doing all the learning? We’ve discovered that the best lessons are those we don’t actually teach, but in which students research and present their own ideas. Jump in and discover the power of harnessing student creativity, design thinking and student agency through collaboration.

It is our job as teachers to ensure we are encouraging student agency and inquiry. This session will provide attendees with tools, resources and strategies to create a welcoming and engaging learning environment to ‘stay in the question.’ We will explore design-thinking approaches, including encouraging empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping and testing. Ultimately, attendees will be challenged to rethink the far-too-common practice of “inviting students to compete for yesterday’s knowledge,” as described by Francois Taddei, Co-Founder & Director, CRI-Paris at the 2019 #LearningPlanet Assembly.
Watch our OCCUE Presentation!

Connecting Student Hearts & Minds

Current events force us to examine the social and emotional learning (SEL) aspects of professional relationships across educational settings. How can we support learning by addressing the affective element of interactions between students, parenting adults and educators? In this session, you will learn how to champion the whole student through technology-based connections. We will explore approaches to encouraging empathy, relationship-building and discover kindness initiatives that you can take back to your campus or district.

​Participants will engage in collaborative activities and brainstorming practical ‘use-it-Monday’ applications and more. Each strategy will employ affordable and accessible apps, resources or websites appropriate for participants.
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ISTE 20: Social Emotional Learning Lightning Talk Saturday, Dec. 5, 8-8:45am. CLICK ABOVE FOR SLIDES.

What Ted Lasso Teaches Us About Learning

The unexpectedly heartwarming show Ted Lasso subtly introduced millions to key principles of good teaching, social-emotional learning and team-building. Step onto the pitch and discover new ways to connect with students, model respect and score a few point-ers from the wisdom of Ted Lasso!

NOTE: even if you haven't seen the show, you can still learn from our session. Light spoilers ahead. ​

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